Winning an albeit modest 40 seats in the 460-seat Sejm, the lower house of the Polish parliament, Biedron became the first openly gay MP in Poland and Anna Grodzka the second trans MP in Europe (after Italy's Vladi Luxuria).

Nevertheless, legislation favorable to LGBTQ people continues to be stymied by the two largest parties—Civic Platform and Law and Justice—which together constitute a socially conservative duopoly.

Not that I’m saying I’m funny, but you know…)In Poland the right to abortion isn’t a given, nor are contraceptives, so make sure if you meet a man in Poland that you make it clear that you won’t have unprotected sex with him and bring the condoms yourself.

Doctors can still deny women contraceptives there, even if it’s rare.

Learn the basics and you’ll score brownie points galore; there are some cute nicknames too, for example, ‘kotku’ means kitten…ahh. Those Slavic genes will ensure the attraction factor stays in place long after you first start dating.

Scarlett Johansen and Gwyneth Paltrow are just two Hollywood stars with Polish ancestry.

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With the health ministry intent on creating a special committee responsible for “curing” gays, police compiling a database on gays and the gay community, and the ombudsman for children preparing a list of jobs unfit for homosexuals, thousands of LGBTQ Poles took advantage of their EU citizenship and left for the United Kingdom.